Triple H: Face Or Heel?

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Final Score

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Face: 4

Heel: 5

Winner: Heel.

Even your writer is surprised at how close this one was. He recalls Triple H much more fondly as a villain, but did learn loads from revisiting his babyface stints. Namely, the man has always been thoughtful enough as a worker to scrape by despite some horrendous storytelling and forced moments.

Trips' being better at promos as a baby than he was a heel says loads too, and it's ever-so-slightly weird that his better heel moments came in-ring rather than on the mic when characterisation (JR's classic "Cerebral Assassin" line, to give one example) has been a massive part of his appeal.

It's obvious from watching his work over the past 25 years that Hunter prefers being the bad guy. Maybe that came across and tipped the scales towards the heel side in the end.

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Which version of Triple H did you prefer? Face or heel? For more like this, check out 10 Things You Learn Binge Watching Every WWE Raw From 1996 and 10 Forgotten Moments From 10 Years Of Roman Reigns In WWE!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.